Tempus IV 1^st Call for proposals Selected projects involving Lebanon

2008 Selection

144789- TEMPUS- 2008- ES- JPGR

Project Type

Join Projects- Gouvernance Reform

Target country(ies) and

JO (4) – EG (3) – LB (3) – MA (1) – PS (1)

Subject area

Management, public admin, business

Title

Strengthening Institutional Capacity in Arab Countries “ALTAIR”

Description

This project aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of 10 Arab universities in five partner countries, through the development and embedding of a culture for quality assurance. Related activities include a series of pilot quality assurance assessments of chosen university services, the development of a long-term strategic plan for the development of quality assurance and the publication of a guide to the promotion of institutional quality assurance

Specific Objectives

Development of sustainable Quality Culture and Capacity Building in Quality Assurance within selected Arab Universities

Duration

36 months

Total awarded amount

659.991.00 €

GRANTHOLDER

Contracting institution

University of Alicante

Contact person

Manual Palomar Sanz

COORDINATOR

Coordinating institution

University of Alicante

Contact person

Roberto Escarré

PARTNERS

Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics ASIIN

DE

Alexandria University

EG

Helwan University

EG

Supreme Council of Universities

EG

University Miguel Hernandez

ES

Association of Arab Universities

JO

Higher Education Accreditation Commission- Ministry of Education

JO

Mutah University

JO

Princess Sumaya University of Technology- PSUT

JO

Beirut Arab University

LB

Lebanese Directorate General of Higher Education- DGHE

LB

Modern University of Business and Science

LB

Ministère de L’Education Nationale, de L’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique

MA

Ministry of Education & Higher Education- Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission

PS

Leadership Agenda

UK

University of Newcastle

UK